The percentage of students achieving proficiency in Math is ≤20% (which is lower than the California state average of 59%) for the 2011-2012 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in Reading/Language Arts is ≤20% (which is lower than the California state average of 58%) for the 2011-2012 school year.

Jack London Community Day placed in the bottom 50% of all schools in California for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%) for the 2011-2012 school year.

The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is lower than the California state level of 24:1.

Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the California state average of 76%.

District Comparison

The school district of Jack London Community Day is Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 983 school districts in California (based off of combined Math and Reading proficiency testing data) for the 2015-2016 school year.

Los Angeles Unified School District's student population of 633,165 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

The district's graduation rate of 77% has increased from 61% over five school years.

The revenue/student of $12,871 is higher than the state average of $11,049. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The district's spending/student of $14,853 is higher than the state average of $11,340. The district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.

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